Research Article

Evaluation of Physicochemical Properties of Sandy-Textured Soils under Smallholder Agricultural Land Use Practices in Sarawak, East Malaysia

Table 8

Partial nutrient budgeting comparing fertilizer input, crop uptake, crop removal, and soils (0–40 cm) for P and K in each pepper land use.

Pepper farmlandsAge (years)PK
Fertilizers input (kg·ha−1)Stored in crops (kg·ha−1)Removal from crop output (kg·ha−1)Stored in soils 0–10 cm (kg·ha−1)Stored in soils 10–40 cm (kg·ha−1)Fertilizers input (kg·ha−1)Stored in crops (kg·ha−1)Removal from crop output (kg·ha−1)Stored in soils 0–10 cm (kg·ha−1)Stored in soils 10–40 cm (kg·ha−1)

1112649011105836506131
2159013011124219305158
3519593011122212933701075120
48153530613341014370625563